My Manifesto!

Emily Anne Pilkington
Personal Manifesto

English Composition and Analysis 1020
Wendy Sumner-Winter
January 21, 2008

Description
What is this? This “manifesto”? A manifesto is defined as a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization. Well I’m no government, sovereign, or organization, but I do have intentions, opinions, etc. I guess the first thing I need to do is describe myself before I can describe my intentions and opinions. I am an exuberant nineteen year old college coed. I like school but not so much the work part of it. It’s not that I don’t like work, it’s just that I don’t really know what I’m working towards yet. I have no idea what I want my future career to be; so college is kind of confusing…not knowing my major and everything. I originally started as a vocal performance major because singing is the only thing I’ve done my whole life. But I quickly realized that’s not where my heart was and it definitely would not bring home any bacon. So I’m trying to think of something I would enjoy doing the rest of my life. I’m a very social person so I want some glamorous job that doesn’t require sitting in a cubicle. And if it brought in over 200k that would be great too! If I can’t figure out what I want to do soon, I’m thinking about just marrying a rich man and not have a job! Just kidding, but no that would be great. I guess to sum up myself, I’m a fairly laid-back girl. I don’t stress out that much because I honestly don’t care what people think about me. If you don’t like me, then you don’t know me. I don’t like drama and I like to just hang out and relax.

As far as opinions go, I can be very opinionated. I hate confrontation (that goes along with the whole no-drama aspect), but I will use confrontation if necessary to get my point across. I don’t like closed-minded people. I am very open and think everyone has the right to live their life however they choose. I’m sure it will come out eventually because everyone loves to reference me (and I don’t mind a bit), but my boyfriend of a year and a half is black. I am in a bi-racial relationship. And that doesn’t bother me at all. People that tell me it’s wrong are ignorant and they are what’s wrong with society today. There are too many prejudices in the world today and there are too many people that support them. I, however, am not one. I truly believe that everyone is created equal and it shouldn’t matter the color of someone’s skin, their sexual preferences, their religion, or anything else. My favorite thing about this class last semester is that we could openly talk about anything we wanted without being judged or censored. That is very important to me…because I like to talk, especially about myself. I’m not conceited though. I guess as far as opinions go, I have a lot. I guess you’ll just have to talk to me personally to know the rest.

My Goals
It seems kind of sad but I don’t have many goals. I guess my goals in life are to find something I enjoy doing and that I can be successful at. That’s really my main goal. Also I intend to get married and have a family. That’s something that’s also really important to me. As far as this class goes, my goal is to continue to improve myself as a writer while having fun. Last semester opened my eyes to a new look on literature and writing. i have always hated reading and writing and it was the thing I dreaded most. Now it’s my favorite class. One thing I would like to accomplish, although I don’t think I EVER will, is to learn not to procrastinate. It’s something I’ve always done and it has now become part of my study/work style. I mean this is due in like 6 hours and I’m just now starting it. That’s a goal I have, to work on finishing things ahead of time so I don’t have them hanging over my head. Other than that, I don’t really have that many goals. Sometimes I feel bad that I don’t have many goals or intentions and I feel like I’m just lazy and purposeless. But I guess until I find something that is really important to me, I don’t see the need to have a goal.

Policies/Promises/Expectations
After reading the policies for this class, I promise to attend every class (at 8 am, I might add)…unless of course of an unseen event that I can not prevent. I promise to turn in all my work on the day it is due…unless for some reason my computer breaks down or my printer runs out of ink but in that case I would just print it in the computer lab right? So yes, I promise to turn in all my work on time. I also promise to engage in class discussions….because everyone must want to hear what I have to say. And lastly, I promise to write my blogs…even if I get behind, I promise I will try to get all 5 in every week, even if I have to stay up until 3 am!

Out of this class I expect to be treated fairly, like an adult, and like a person. And I can’t wait…it’s going to be fun!